Europe Fashion industry evolves, as virus forces a rethink The pandemic has forced designers to think outside the box to present their collections. The future could see fashion houses looking East and ditch runway shows.
Belgium Balkan Trafik Festival celebrates 15th anniversary online The Balkan Trafik Festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year with a COVID-safe digital programme.
United Kingdom 'Peaky Blinders' actress Helen McCrory dies of cancer at 52 Her husband, actor Damian Lewis, said McCrory died "peacefully at home" after a "heroic battle with cancer."
France Two Black actors crowned Best Newcomers at France's César film Awards France's equivalent to the Oscars crowned Jean-Pascal Zadi and Fathia Youssouf as this year's rising stars during a ceremony at the Olympia on Friday evening. 12/03/2021
Germany 'Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn' wins best film at Berlinale Judges said the Romanian satirical movie, about a teacher facing scrutiny over a sex tape, "captures on screen the very content and essence, the mind and body, the values and the raw flesh of our present moment in time". 05/03/2021
Culture Left behind in no man's land: plight of Lesotho's mining families We look at the fate of mining families left behind by men working to provide for them. 04/03/2021
USA Dolly Parton sings COVID-themed 'Jolene' version as she gets vaccine "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I'm begging of you please don't hesitate," Dolly Parton crooned before receiving a dose of the Moderna vaccine. 03/03/2021
USA €400,000 15th century Chinese artifact bought for €30 at US yard sale The piece, one of only seven such bowls known to exist in the world, will be up for auction in New York on March 17 as part of Sotheby’s Auction of Important Chinese Art. 03/03/2021
USA 'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden Globes Netflix also won big with 'The Crown' and 'The Queen's Gambit' taking home the award in their respective categories. 01/03/2021
Cinema Hollywood prepares for virtual 78th instalment of Golden Globes Judged by members of the international press in the United States, the awards are considered the antechamber of the Oscars. 27/02/2021
musica Cecilia Bartoli: A new artistic direction for the Opera de Monte-Carlo From 2023, the Italian mezzo-soprano, Cecilia Bartoli, will be the new artistic director of the Opera de Monte-Carlo, the first-ever woman to lead the opera house. 25/02/2021
Cult Discover the centuries-old culture of Mountain Jews in Azerbaijan Located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus, Krasnaya Sloboda in Azerbaijan is a Jewish settlement that has existed for centuries. We discover the life of the mountain Jews there with a museum dedicated to them. 25/02/2021
France Unseen Van Gogh goes on display before Sotheby's auction in March The work depicts a rarely seen view of Paris in the nineteenth century. 'Scène de rue à Montmartre' shows how the busy suburb used to be a rural, tranquil place. 25/02/2021
United Kingdom Poet John Keats 'brought back to life' 200 years after his death How the Romantic poet lives on: scientists from the Institute for Digital Archaeology have 'virtually recreated him' thanks to Computer Generated Imagery. 23/02/2021
France Human After All: Electro duo Daft Punk call it quits after 28 years The world’s most famous electronic music duo, Daft Punk, have announced they are splitting up. 22/02/2021
musica Verdi’s Aida with Jonas Kaufmann keeps its magnificence whilst avoiding stereotypes Dutch director Lotte de Beer creates a new take on Verdi’s famous opera by using puppets and by taking a critical look at Europe’s 19th-century history during colonization. 18/02/2021
Culture Illegal miners make tough choices to provide for their families Zama zama are illegal migrant miners from Lesotho who risk their lives in South Africa. They are willing to do whatever it takes to provide for their families. But what happens when the pressure of being “the man of the house” leads to drastic outcomes? Listen to the latest episode of #CryLikeABoy 18/02/2021
no comment Louvre closure brings opportunity to restore artworks and galleries The Mona Lisa has good reason to smile, enigmatically of course, over her empty gallery - when the museum eventually reopens, it will be looking better than ever. 16/02/2021
France COVID-19 in France: Student meals for just one euro in Paris A restaurant in Paris is offering students a meal at knockdown prices to help them cope during the pandemic. 07/02/2021
Cinema Kosovo drama 'Hive' wins three awards at Sundance Film Festival A film about a woman's struggle for survival after the war in Kosovo has won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival. 06/02/2021
Spain Queen’s Gambit: Why the Netflix series was a hit for one Spanish firm Family business Rechapados Ferrer has been inundated with orders since The Queen's Gambit was aired on Netflix. 05/02/2021
Culture Podcast | The European origins of today's homophobia in Africa What are the origins of homophobia in Africa? Where do the laws that punish same-sex relationships come from? Listen to our new #podcast episode of #CryLikeaBoy 04/02/2021
Sweden Swedish nurse becomes Gothenburg Film Festival's only participant "Choosing one single person out of 12,000 was not an easy task, but Lisa made a strong impression on us in her letter," Gothenburg Film Festival CEO Mirja Wester said. 01/02/2021
